Among several proposed in 2014 by the Partnership for Public Service, accountability was suggested as a way to improve the federal government’s human capital. What does accountability mean in this instance? Provide a real-life example where this might have been imposed in the past and describe, from you perspective, do you think that this goes to improving the public’s perception of the American government.
What will be an ideal response?
This implies that workers will be held accountable for their work and actions and be able to be disciplined as needed. Students can provide any example where a government employee might have been held more accountable and were not (e.g., VA employees) and then discuss how stricter accountability would or would not affect public perception of the bureaucracy.
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The Texas Constitution specifies that _____ is/are to be elected
a. the lieutenant governor b. the comptroller of public accounts c. the Commissioner of the General Land Office d. the attorney general e. all of these
The best example of government by proxy is
A) voters electing their representatives. B) FEMA employees responding to a disaster. C) postal workers delivering the mail. D) private employers withholding taxes from your paycheck. E) enlisted soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
Crimes that were in progress but never completed, or assisting another person with a criminal act are referred to as ______.
A. property crimes B. inchoate crimes C. statutory crimes D. personal crimes
The Darwinian concept of natural selection
A) was taken directly from the nineteenth century humanitarian movement. B) emphasized individual differences, and later led to psychological testing. C) described the choices that people are free to make when they are not bound by ethics. D) down-played the biological changes that can occur over generations.